Casperkill Watershed Oral History Project

This winter has been one of the harshest in recent memory.  The battle to keep sidewalks, driveways, and roads cleared and safe for traveling has been raging for a few months now. The following was adapted from Mary Ann Cunningham’s post on road salt at (http://www.dutchesswatersheds.org/research-topics/70-salting-the-earth) Spreading salt on roads and walkways to reduce ice […]

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Frank Hartenfels’s hammock hangs right on the stream bank. Fran and Frank Hartenfels are members of the Casperkill Watershed Alliance. They live in Hagan Town (also known as the Spackenkill area) and, like their neighbor, Ron Lipp, they have taken steps to prevent erosion and protect the creek. When the Hartenfelses first thought of buying […]

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